BEAUTY

Effective Ways to Keep Your Lips Smooth This Season

Apart from the fact that this harsh and dry season affects our skin generally, it particularly affects our lips. When the lips are affected by the weather, they become dry and sore, cracking, peeling off and looking very rough and unattractive; and this is a condition many of us have to deal with this season. Though a lot of us want our lips to look smooth and luscious, yet we don’t want to spend money on lip plumper and moisturizers. Give your lips that nice seasonal boost by regularly exfoliating them before bedtime. Carry a moisturizing lip balm all the time, especially in this season. A good lip balm will nourish your lips with vitamin E. Whether it’s rainy season or Harmattan season, always make sure your lip balm has an SPF protection of 15 or higher, which will keep your lips from burning and flaking. Use these simple methods below and achieve that desired smooth lips without spending much.

Use lip balm as a base for your lipstick. The lip balm will create a protective moisture seal beneath your makeup, and it makes it easier to apply.

Use a moisturizing lipstick in the daytime, and then switch to lip balm at night: You will wake up in the morning with smooth, luscious lips. Apply a generous amount of Vaseline onto your lips so that they are heavily coated. Though it may look a little gross, it sure does work like a dream.

Take plenty of water. Keeping yourself hydrated is a great way to keep your lips moist, drink at least eight cups of water per day. The issue of taking enough water can never be over emphasized. Water helps to keep your skin clear, to say the last of all the benefits it will have on the rest of your skin. Avoid thick or dark coloured lipsticks. A thinly applied, semi-transparent lip stain will show off the texture of your lips, which will make them appear smoother.

Add moisture before sleep. Apply a little bit of baby oil on your lips. Put it on before you go to bed. Put Chap Stick on at night. Be aware that this isn't for every person; it can actually make lips drier for some users.

Exfoliating the lips

When you are exfoliating your lip, first of all, dip a plain toothbrush in petroleum jelly or Vaseline, and then use it to brush off all the dead skin on your lips. Alternatively, you can mix a tablespoonful of honey with enough sugar until you get a body scrub-like texture, then scrub it across your lips with a toothbrush. Exfoliating will leave them smoother and make them look healthier at the end of the day. You can also use warm water with a toothbrush and gently get rid of the dry skin. A mixture of sugar and Vaseline can also do the job perfectly for your lips. It will get the dead skin off in no time.

Keep your lips safe from environmental harm

You should avoid eating salty foods that leave a build-up on your lips. Salt draws moisture out of things, which is why people use it to dry and preserve foods such as meat. Eating salty foods, for example, will cause your lips to dry out.

Avoiding the bad habits

Licking of lips is a bad habit, so avoid licking your lips. Saliva dries out your lips, especially since licking your lips is a quick way to remove the lip balm.

Don’t bite your lips. This habit will not only scrape away the protective seal formed by your lip balm, but can also cause trauma to your delicate skin. So don’t bite your lips.

Always breathe through your nose. Breathing through the mouth will dry out your lips just like dry and cold weather.

If your lips do get chapped, don’t pick them. It disrupts the healing process, makes them look blotchy, and can cause bleeding. So to avoid any dry, flaking lips that might look unattractive, follow these few steps and get those smooth and luscious lips of your dreams in this season.

By Rifkatu Yusuf